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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that next month's CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Guyana would address a number of critical regional issues in light of the global economic crisis. "I think that a lot of decisions will have to be made. I think we'll have to look...

A CARICOM working group on traditional knowledge (TK), traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) and genetic resources is currently on a fact-finding mission in Jamaica. The group is made up of representatives from the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) and several of their counterparts from across the region. The aim of the group is to determine the best method of protecting the...

Jamaicans have been praised for their contribution to the economic and social development of Canada, but are being encouraged to get more involved in the country's political affairs. The urging came from Canadian parliamentarians and politicians, who addressed the summit of Jamaicans conference, held recently at the Jamaican Canadian Centre in Toronto, under the topic: 'Is the Jamaican Diaspora a...

A previously unknown photograph and a rare signature of Jamaican-born nursing hero, Mary Seacole, have been unearthed at one of England's oldest private schools, Winchester College. The photograph will be used to support the fundraising efforts of the Mary Seacole Memorial Statue Appeal (MSMSA). A release from the Statue Appeal said that while Winchester College retains the copyright of the...

President of the United States (US) Peace Corps, Kevin Quigley, has hailed Jamaica as one of the most important nations that have participated in the international service programme, now in its 48th year. Noting that Jamaica is ranked 10th of 139 countries currently undertaking placement of US Peace Corps volunteers, Mr. Quigley pointed out that some 3,400 volunteers had served...

The following are excerpts taken from a presentation made by Minister of Energy and Mining Hon. James Robertson at the 5th Meeting of the Ministerial Council of Energy Ministers of PetroCaribe Member States in St. Kitts-Nevis on June 11, 2009. The cooperation provided by Venezuela has not only contributed to alleviate the weight of an indispensable resource such as energy,...

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sheila Campbell Forrester is to make a presentation at the Commonwealth Business Council/CARICOM Regional Summit on Healthcare, to be held in Bridgetown, Barbados from June 15 to 16, 2009. The Meeting is being held under the theme: "Strengthening Healthcare Delivery in the Caribbean: The Role of Infrastructure, eHealth and Clinical Management." Dr. Campbell Forrester has been...

A month-long programme of activities, to celebrate the culture and heritage of Caribbean-Americans in Brooklyn U.S.A, was launched earlier this week at the Borough's municipal building in New York. Members of the Caribbean Consular Corps and political representatives in New York attended the event, which is in observance of June as Caribbean American Heritage Month across the United States (US)....

Governor General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has taken his 'I Believe' message, which was the theme of his inaugural address in February, to the Jamaican community in the United Kingdom (UK). Speaking at a reception in his honour, hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London this afternoon (June 12) after he was knighted by Her...

The political power of Jamaican nationals in Canada will be assessed at the upcoming 'Summit of Jamaicans', organised by the Jamaican Diaspora Canada Foundation (JDCF). The event, which is in celebration of Diaspora Day 2009, will take place on Saturday, June 13, at the Jamaican Canadian Centre, 995 Arrow Road in Toronto, under the distinguished patronage of Jamaica's High Commissioner...

The United Kingdom (UK) Jamaican community has paid tribute to the late Travis Johnson, a former Jamaica Diaspora UK Advisory Board member, who died at home in Jamaica on June 8. Mr. Johnson, who was a founding member of the Jamaica Society Leeds, served as one of the two UK representatives on the Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board for four years....

Despite the current economic crisis worldwide, the number of Canadian visitors to Jamaica has been increasing and this has enabled the country to be one of only three markets in the Caribbean to record growth in visitor arrivals in 2009. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing travel writers in Toronto, Canada, recently, said for the first three months of...